Change the Equation 
Instant
Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell with mana value 2 or less.
• Counter target red or green spell with mana value 6 or less.
Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Change the Equation, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 24 | 2.2 | 235 | 1.6 |
| Duel Commander | 7 | 1 | 147 | 1 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.7 |
Details
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 50
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Change the Equation
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (15)
Instants (37)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Quick Study
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Phantom Interference
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Azorius Chancery
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Sorceries (3)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (19)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (19)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (36)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Divert Disaster
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (15)
Instants (37)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Quick Study
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Phantom Interference
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Azorius Chancery
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (15)
Instants (37)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Quick Study
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Phantom Interference
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Azorius Chancery
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (36)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Divert Disaster
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (32)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (3)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (36)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Divert Disaster
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (20)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (36)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (1)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (20)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (36)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Divert Disaster
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Quick Study
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
